Journal Vol. 32, No. 3 — AIMS at 60 - Making a difference past and future
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Editorial - Looking back to look forward By Debbie Chippington Derrick. Celebrating AIMS campaigning since 1960 and the work of AIMS Volunteers over six decades
AIMS during the 1960s Dorothy Brassington, our AIMS Treasurer writes about the Newsletters from AIMS’ first decade highlighting an interesting list of what AIMS Recommends which starts with more midwives!
AIMS during the 1970s Shane Ridley takes us though the Newsletters of the 70s, including reporting on a large AIMS survey reaching 2600 people
AIMS during the 1980s Verina Henchy looks at the Newsletters and Journals of the 1980s focusing on the issue of Ultrasound about which the same questions are still being asked today
AIMS during the 1990s Nadia Higson finds warnings in the 90s about over use of drugs, rising caesarean rates and lack of support for VBAC and waterbirth, which all sound familiar, but she also manages to find some good news
AIMS during the 2000s Emma Ashworth looks at what AIMS was saying about about waterbirth and traumatised women and midwives in the 2000 and reflects on where we are going in the work we do
AIMS during the 2010s Virginia Hatton looks at the last decade and looks at three very important issues, the impact of the Health and Social Care Act of 2012, the importance of gender inclusivity and about the need to address the racial health inequalities
An interview with Baroness Julia Cumberlege Rachel Boldero interviews Baroness Julia Cumberlege who chaired both the Changing Childbirth report and the latest English Maternity Review leading to the Better Births report.
Introducing Five X More Tinuke Awe and Clotilde Rebecca Abe tell us about the campaign, the issues and how we can help to support their work
Birth Activist Briefing: England’s new Regional Chief Midwives The first AIMS Birth Activist Briefing. We hope this will become a regular feature, helping you to understand key features of our maternity service structure to help you to campaign for improved maternity services
AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 1 By The AIMS Campaigns Team Published written outputs: 8th November: AIMS Response to the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan Consultation 11th Nov…
AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 1 An Editorial foreword: As an antenatal educator I would often invite the expectant parents to imagine that their baby had safely arrived…
AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 1 By Alex Smith Welcome to the March edition of the AIMS journal. This issue explores the question of antenatal education. Antenatal educat…
The Maternity Stream Research Network invites academics, activists, practitioners, policymakers and those with lived experience to share examples of good practice of init…
Stephanie Ernst, founder of the TAPS Support Foundation, will be explaining the issues that can arise in different types of twin pregnancies, and what twins parents need…
Midwifery Must Matter! Honouring our past to shape our future ARM’s 50th anniversary conference At a time when UK maternity services face ongoing pressures, including mid…
Thank you for inviting organisations to offer evidence to the investigation. AIMS has welcomed this investigation, and we stand ready to support it, drawing on our partic…
London, Wednesday 4th March 2026 A key component of ensuring maternity service provision that is safe, personalised and equitable, is the provision of a robust and sustai…
Background: AIMS is a member of ENCA - the European Network of Childbirth Associations 1 . Each year, one of the member associations hosts a two day gathering of birth ac…